P0335 Crankshaft Position Sensor 'A' Circuit Malfunction

Common causes

• Failed crankshaft position sensor
• Damaged wiring or connector
• Damaged reluctor (tone) ring

Symptoms

• Stalling, cutting out while driving, no-start, intermittent rough running

Can I drive with it?

Avoid driving – the engine can stall without warning, which is dangerous in traffic.

Tip: Problems are often intermittent and heat-related: the car may stall when hot and restart once it cools.

Which scanner reads it?

Any OBD2 scanner reads it.

Budget tools like the ANCEL AD310 read it; tools with live data and graphing – like the BlueDriver or OBDLink MX+ – help you find the cause. Not sure which fits you? Try the Find My Scanner quiz.

In the data

Of the vehicle complaints owners filed with NHTSA from 2015 to 2025, 52 quote P0335 – most often from Nissan, Jeep, Dodge owners. Complaints lean toward serious problems, so treat this as a sign of how often the code turns up in real reports, not how often cars get it.

Both sources are compared on the Trends page.

Related codes

• P0016 Crankshaft Position – Camshaft Position Correlation (Bank 1 Sensor A)
• P0340 Camshaft Position Sensor 'A' Circuit (Bank 1 or Single Sensor)
• P0008 Engine Position System Performance (Bank 1)
• P0010 'A' Camshaft Position Actuator Circuit (Bank 1)
• P0011 'A' Camshaft Position – Timing Over-Advanced or System Performance (Bank 1)
• P0014 'B' Camshaft Position – Timing Over-Advanced or System Performance (Bank 1)

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